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Sunday, 03 February 2008

Going back for that monster flathead

A few trips ago I mentioned that I hooked a fairly sizable flatty in the basin that I figured was around the 50cm mark - but lost it before even getting it to the kayak. The next time I went out I targetted that same fish, in the same spot, using the same lure. And I'm pretty sure I succeeded to, even if it didn't turn out to be quite as big as I thought. Well a few trips prior to that I lost an even bigger fish and this one I did see. It was a flatty that was around the 70cm mark and I clearly remember where I hooked it. Unfortunately for me, it snapped the main line (4lb braid).

This evening I'm going back to that same spot to try again, this time using a bit of berley in the area to make sure something comes sniffing and then using the trusty Stealth Prawn lure to suck it in. And this time my drag will be set a bit lighter to prevent another line breach. So this is the pre-emptive post intended to give me good luck on my mission. If I come back with a photo of a big fat flatty slung across the deck of the kayak (I'm using a Hobie Quest this weekend) you know I kicked some.